Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni and his wife Laurel, the Rockets and Spurs all donated $25,000 to the SagerStrong Foundation on Friday, one year since longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager passed following a battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The D'Antonis made the donation in memory of Mike D'Antoni's father, Lewis, who passed away in October of leukemia.

"Just the fight against leukemia and all the diseases, MD Anderson is very good at what they do," D'Antoni said. "My dad died of leukemia. It's a fight against something we are aware of. Whatever we can do, as little as it is. And Craig was a friend and meant a lot to the game of basketball."

"He wasn't just an iconic figure," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "Everybody saw his personality, his clothes and the whole deal. That's just a small piece. We all knew him a lot more closely and intimately. He'll always be in everybody's thoughts. When you have a friend like that you lose, you don't forget those people. At this time, teams are getting together to do what we can to try to show the love we all had for him."

The Rockets showed a tribute video in Sager's memory during the first quarter of Friday's game against the Spurs and one of Sager's familiar colorful blazers was auctioned off with proceeds to the SagerStrong Foundation (which accepts donations here).

Sager's wife, Stacey, and other family members and friends attended Friday's game, with his daughter, Riley, taking the night's First Shot.